Display-stand.



PATENTED SEPT. 20, 1904.

Jacob L. Parker 'J.L.PARKBR. DISPLAY STAND.

x APPLICATION FILED MAB. 19, 1904. N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented September 20, 1904.

PATENT Fries.

DISPLAY-STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 7 0,308, dated September 20, 1904.

Application ille March 19, 1904.

To all whom, t rit/ty concern:

Be itknown that I, JACOB L. PARKER, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

Furniture being very bulky occupies a great deal of space, and especially7 in large cities where space is highly valuable various means are adopted with a view to economizing it. In many cases such articles as tables, desks, and the like are placed one on top of another, which of course doubles the capacity of any given Hoor area; but there are several disadvantages attendant upon the doing of this. The tops of the articles in the lower tier are likely to be marred by contact with the legs or feet of those in the upper tier.

.The tops of the articles in the upper tier are rendered inaccessible to view except by climbing on chairs, steps, or the like. The lower articles are rendered difcult to dust and keep clean, while when one of the articles in the lower tier is sold that resting upon it must be lifted ofi and out of the way before the sold article can be removed.

It is the object of my invention to provide means whereby two tiers of articles, such as tables or the like, may be arranged in the same lioor area, while the disadvantages above recited are completely avoided.

In carrying out my invention I provide a stand of suitable height, having cross-bars from which the articles of the upper tier may be suspended, and place thereon suspending devices which are capable of easy manipulation and by means of which the articles of the upper tier may be suspended sufficiently above the lower tier to be free therefrom, so that the lower articles can be cleaned and moved freely, and which are so constructed that the upper articles can be swung in their suspended position sufficiently to enable the top to be inspected without diliicultyand without climbing.

Referring' to the accompanying drawingsf which are made a part hereof, and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts, Figure l is an elevation of a display- Serial No. 198,897. (No model.)

stand embodying my invention and illustrating its use by means of a series of tables, those of the lower tier resting upon the Hoor, while those of the upper tier are suspended from my improved display-stand; Fig. 2, a sectional view illustrating the hanging of a suspension-table to my display-stand, the shank of the hanger passing down between the two parts of the table top, which are slightly separated for the purpose, the points of view being indicated by the dotted line 2 2 in Fig. l; and Figs. 3 and 4E, detail views illustrating one of the hangers and immediately adjacent parts as seen when looking in the direction indicated by the arrows from the dotted lines 3 3 and I 4, respectively, in Figs. l and 3.

I have shown my improved display-stand as a two-section device, although, of course, it may be made in a single section or in a greater number than two. It is shown as composed of pipe and fittings, the end posts 2l being provided With three feet 22 23 24, arranged in tripod form, and the center post 25 with two feet 26 27, extending bracewise, but to the front and rear. Each section is illustrated as capable of containing two tables side by side, although, of course, they may be made to contain only one table or a greater number than two, as may be desired. Two, however, is a convenient number. The upper horizontal bars 28. are connected to the posts by the fittings 29 and 30. The posts are connected to the feet by fittings 3l and 32. These latter are preferably cast onto the feet and posts, forming a solid rigid connection.

The hangers are composed of loops 35, which surround the upper horizontal bars, suitable downwardly-extending rods 36, and suitable transverse bars at the lower ends of said rods, which engage with and support the tables (or other articles) when suspended in place. It is necessary that the tables when suspended, while free to swing below the rods in a direction transverse thereto, so that the tops may be exhibited, as elsewhere explained, should not be capable of swinging ina direction longitudinal of the bars, for the reason that this would permit the articles of furniture to strike each other, and thus become marred.

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In order to prevent this, I make the loops of such form as will (when they are in place) prevent this swinging in the direction stated. rIhe upper portions of each pair of these loops, as will be noticed by an inspection of the drawings, incline inwardly toward each other, and thus eXtend slightly over the article of furniture which they suspend. /Vhen the suspending devices are constructed in this form and are pushed toward each other until they come in contact with the sides of the table being suspended, swaying in either direction longitudinally of the upper bars of the display-rack is prevented. However, when it is desired to display the upper side of the table it can easily be swungtransversely of the bars, as the loops will easily swing rotatively thereon, as will be readily understood.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'- 1. The combination, in a furniture-display rack, of posts, horizontal bars extending between said posts, suspending devices mounted on said bars and adapted to engage and hold the article to be suspended, the loops of said suspending devices which surround the bars being inclined inwardly toward each other so that the extreme upper ends of said loops are nearer each other than the lower ends,where by longitudinal sway on the bars is prevented while rotative swing is permitted.

2. The combination, in a furniture-display rack, of suitable posts,bars extending horizontally between said posts, duplicate suspending devices mounted on said bars arranged at opposite sides of the article of furniture to be suspended, said suspending devices being mounted on said bars by means of loops, whereby the article suspended may be engaged at opposite sides and swung rotatively in respect to the rods and the upper side thereof brought into convenient position for inspection.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 16th day of March, A. D. 14904.

JACOB L. PARKER.

Witnesses:

CHESTER BRADFORD, JAMES A. WALSH. 

